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  • The foreign ministry has strongly condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in a Shiite neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which killed at least 21 people, including a lawmaker.

  • Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said ties with Tehran are of great value to Hanoi, calling for expansion of “constructive” cooperation between the two countries within the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz in Vienna on Wednesday. The two officials discussed bilateral relations and a range of international…

  • The new ambassador to Berlin, Ali Majedi, submitted his credentials to German President Joachim Gauck in a meeting on Tuesday. The German president said Berlin is keen to expand its relations with…

  • A parliamentary delegation, headed by MP Jabbar Kouchakinejad, travelled to Zagreb on Wednesday for a five-day visit to hold meetings with Croatian officials on bilateral ties, ICANA reported.…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani held separate meetings with his counterparts on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 131st IPU (The Inter-Parliamentary Union) Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Negotiators from Iran, the United States, and the European Union held a trilateral meeting in Vienna on Tuesday in a bid to narrow differences in negotiating positions in broader nuclear talks…

  • The ambassador to Lebanon says Iran's military grant to the Lebanese army will consist of arms and ammunition.

    Mohammad Fathali made the remarks in a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister…

  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of a new Yemeni prime minister, expressing hope that the move could help promote stability and security in the Arab…

  •  A foreign ministry official says the campaign of “supporters of terrorism” against terrorists in the region is not real. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in…

  • President Hassan Rouhani issued a message on Monday congratulating Evo Morales on his re-election as Bolivia’s president. Rouhani said the victory is the result of public confidence in the…

  • The Energy Resources Development Organization of the Defense Ministry launched the country’s first lithium battery manufacturing plant in a ceremony held in Tehran on Tuesday attended by Defense…

  • A senior diplomat has called for a global campaign against illicit drug trafficking, describing the trade in narcotics as the world’s most lucrative and widespread organized crime.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for increased collaboration between Iran and Vietnam within the framework of South-South Cooperation.

    He made the remarks in a meeting with…

  • A senior diplomat has strongly criticized the Saudi foreign minister for accusing Iran of having "occupying forces" in Syria.

    Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, "The…

  • Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has praised President Hassan Rouhani's policies saying Kuala Lumpur has always been seeking to expand ties with Iran in all areas.

  • President Hassan Rouhani sent separate messages to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and King Felipe VI on Tuesday congratulating them and the Spanish people and government on the occasion of…

  • Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has highlighted the role of political parties in promoting democracy, calling for the establishment of major political blocs.

  • Germany is trying to convince Iran and Turkey to join the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told a German newspaper. In a recent interview with…

  • A high-ranking military commander says the US-led airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria are part of a “show” aimed at paving the way for foreign military presence in the Arab…

  • A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) general has criticized Ankara for standing idly by and watching the situation unfold in the besieged Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane.  

  • A senior nuclear negotiator has praised Russia and China for playing "important" and "prominent" roles in the talks between Iran and the major powers over Tehran's nuclear program.

  • A senior advisor to the Leader says foreign countries should not be allowed to interfere in the affairs of the countries in the region.  

    Ali Akbar Velayati, director of the Expediency…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani held separate meetings with counterparts from Syria, Lebanon, Serbia, and Bangladesh on Monday.

    After the meetings, he outlined the most prominent issues…

  •  A police plane crashed late on Saturday in the mountains outside Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.  

    The plane, a twin-engine turboprop…